A surprise shower for the orphanage kids in Ellie's honor...

Last night we went out to Panera with our discipleship groups. Little did we know it was a ploy to get us out of the house while others decorated and set up a surprise party for us!
[NEW: scroll to the bottom of this post to view a short video from the evening!]

The chief architects of the surprise... (see the butterflies? It's a little element I've incorporated into Ellie's room and something Faith added to the cake. Wasn't that thoughtful?)

Luke told me this wasn't his first time attending a baby shower. Hmmm.

Steph & Frederica did a great job decorating! The balloons were a little too much fun for some... :-)
Mark would like to convert at least one Albanian into cheering for the University of Kentucky. Supposedly Ellie's got one coming her way too.
Collected for the kids in Ellie's orphanage:
47 pairs of socks

24 onesies

7 blankets

6 t-shirts

6 bibs

6 sippy cups

6 pacifiers

6 stuffed animals

5 bottles

5 sleepers

5 complete outfits

4 cozy sweatshirts

3 pairs of shorts

3 shirts

2 pairs of sweatpants

2 teething rings

2 children's spoons

1 hat & gloves set

1 Mr. Potato Head

1 University of Kentucky jogging suit
& Lots of love from our Asbury friends...

THANK YOU EVERYONE! WE ARE SO BLESSED! YOU ARE LOVED AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO BRING ELLIE HOME TO MEET YOU ALL!